Unique Baby Boy Names

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DEBBY MAYNE Last Updated: Dec 23, 2015

Debby Mayne

Debby Mayne started writing professionally in 1992. Her work has appeared in regional parenting magazines and she has been managing editor of the magazine, "Coping with Cancer." She was also fashion product information writer for HSN. During college, Mayne worked as an instructor at a fitness center. She holds a Bachelor of Science in health, PE and recreation from the University of Southern Mississippi.

Choosing a baby name is a matter of personal preference.Photo Credit katrinaelena/iStock/Getty Images

Overview

Baby names run in trends, based on pop culture, the media and family history. Television and movies are major influencers of what parents name their children. Some names are cute and fun; others may be other-worldly. Parents who had a honeymoon that they’ll never forget may consider using street or town names for their children. Interests, skills, sports and vocations inspire many names. Still others are names that have been resurrected from decades or even centuries ago. Parents are now spending time trying to come up with something unique--names that the child can call his own.

Names from Places

When a couple has a particularly nice time at a place and they want to bring back fond memories, they might consider names such as Dallas, Boston, York, Memphis, Austin, London, Lincoln, Charleston, Niagra, Madison, Hudson, Phoenix, Manning, Raleigh, Edson, Dakota, Orlando or Jersey.

Create Your Own Name

If you are looking for something even more unique, you and your partner can come up with your own special name for your baby. You can do this by using a foreign or ethnic variation of a name you both like, such as naming your baby Andreas or Andrei if you like the name Andrew. Use combinations of letters from your own names to create an entire new name. Or, choose a word you like, such as happy, and find that word in another language to use as your baby's name. For example, in Spanish Feliz means happy, and Felice is an Italian word for happy. Alternatively, you could change the spelling of a name you adore or combine two names to create something different.

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